Gene R. McKee

Gene R. McKee, 96, of Collierville, passed from this life Monday, January 21, 2019 at the Methodist Lebonheur Hospital in Germantown. He was born January 28, 1922 in St. Louis, MO to the late Roland Etzel and Genevieve Schrader McKee. Mr. McKee was a U. S. Marine veteran and served in World War II. He was a Instrument Control Salesman in the Industrial Heating Control Industry, a Scout Master with the Boy Scouts of America, Order of the Arrow, a scuba diver, pilot, golfer and a member of Collierville United Methodist Church. Mr. McKee is survived by his wife, Kathryn N. McKee; daughters, Kim Howell and Candy Loescher; sons, Michael McKee and Vann Raley; seven grandchildren; and one great grandchild. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Vernon S. McKee. The family will gather to receive friends on Friday, January 25, beginning at 12:30 p.m., and funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m., at Collierville Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Forever Young Senior Veterans at P.O. Box 1381, Collierville, TN 38027 or www.foreveryoungvets.org. Online condolences may be made at www.ColliervilleFuneral.com